Hi, I use Paperpile to write papers, but I would also like to use it to keep an up-to-date list of all my publications in my resume (Google Doc format). I could achieve this with a dirty workaround. I would just need to“cite“ all my papers in the CV and then compile the references, but this seems quite an inefficient way. Is there something smarter?
Thank your for your question, @Giulio. At the moment, there isn’t a way to maintain a fully up-to-date publications list inside a Google Doc. The cleanest workaround is typically to manage your publications via a folder or label in Paperpile and regenerate/export the bibliography when needed.
Here are two approaches that you might like to try:
Option 1: Use a label and copy the formatted bibliography (Google Docs workflow)
- Create a label in Paperpile (e.g., “My Publications”) and add it to all your papers.
- Go to the label in the sidebar and sort the references by Date published.
- Select all the references in the label, click the Cite button in the toolbar and select Copy citation to copy the references to the clipboard
- Paste the formatted bibliography directly into your CV Google Doc.
When you publish something new, just add the label to the new publication in your library, and repeat steps 3 and 4.
Option 2: Use BibTeX and LaTeX
If using a LaTeX document for your CV is an option for you, you can set up a BibTeX export workflow for a folder or label, called publications.bib. The BibTeX file may be exported to Overleaf as an Overleaf integration, or to Google Drive, GitHub or as a download link. The BibTeX file updates automatically as new publications are added to the folder/label.
In your cv.tex file:
- Use
\nocite{*}to include all entries from yourpublications.bibfile, even if they’re not cited in the document. - Or use
\cite{your_key}to include selected entries only.
Overleaf has CV templates that can help with this setup.